Sergio Saavedra

Sergio Saavedra Viollier (13 July 1927-) was Mayor of Santiago from 1964 to 1968 and a Deputy of the Republic of Chile from 15 May to 21 September 1973. He was a member of the Christian Democratic Party of Chile.

Biography
Sergio Saavedra Viollier was born in Santiago, Chile in 1927, and he became a civil engineer in 1952; he went on to marry and have seven children, including the journalist Consuelo Saavedra. Saavedra went on to enter the business world as an engineer, and he served as Mayor of Santiago from 1964 to 1968. In 1973, he was elected as a Christian Democratic Party of Chile deputy, and he was one of the 13 Christian Democrats to openly oppose the 1973 Chilean coup d'etat.